Column Chronicles: 2024 Archive
 
Goodbye and auf Wiedersehen
 
December 12, 2024
 
Oh what a marvelous year is coming to an end. I only hope no catastrophe occurs before it is officially over so you can read this farewell message again and agree it was...
Skeptical Psychic, Visiting Nurse Murders
 
December 5, 2024
 
Another great adventure with him was the case of the the Visiting Nurse Murders. After a score of deaths the detectives were stumped and turned to Reggie.
Skeptical Psychic, the Coach Killer
 
November 28, 2024
 
I worked as his assistant, he being Reggie Von Wethersbury, the Skeptical Psychic, for fifteen years during the greatest time of his success whenever called upon.
Kemo's adventures in marriage
 
November 21, 2024
 
My name is Kemo. I have no first or middle name and I have no proof Kemo is the family name so let's leave it at that. My parents named me Chemistry because they swore...
Adventures of Monstrosity Man, part 16
 
November 14, 2024
 
Bad Boris Bonderlash (BBB) punched Monstrosity Man to the ground but Monstrosity Man was not down for the count - even though no one was counting.
Adventures of Monstrosity Man, part 28
 
November 7, 2024
 
On an ordinary day in the ordinary city protected by an engorged superhero it was calm no crime was reported as the noon hour waned.
New supernova found in space
 
October 31, 2024
 
The W.P. Superduper Space Telescope recently discovered a supernova existing in the Meglamanic Group, otherwise known as UV9911C, not to be confused with UV9911A...
Obituary of Riles Klock at his wake
 
October 24, 2024
 
What I say about Riles Klock is not just my opinion. Many people have the same opinion. Some do not know nor have heard of Riles Klock so have have no opinions of him.
The Spaniels ensue, part two
 
October 17, 2024
 
Rip, Rolly, Ricky and Smug - The Spaniels - paid little attention to the violence their live shows stimulated but it caught on and the crowds increased by the millions.
The Spaniels ensue, part one
 
October 10, 2024
 
Though it's 2024, the pop group that was too unique to be a global success is still performing live. Rip, Rolly, Ricky and Smug do not let declining health get in the way...
Meds in development
 
October 3, 2024
 
Our sources in scientific development include sneaky folks snooping around chemical labs where new medicines are being created. Here are some of the chemical mixtures...
Elvis elegy ensues, part 3
 
September 26, 2024
 
The myths collecting in the story of Elvis Presley stack high as the decades pass. Here are some mutating legends as they emerge. Elvis is still born but a scientific genius...
The legend of Hankulese
 
September 19, 2024
 
He was never real but always strong enough to remember and all of the people in ancient Greece talked of him and his adventures and his mighty pecks and his powerful...
More mystery files released
 
September 12, 2024
 
Throughout history mankind has secretly recorded events no one can explain. These files are now public. We list some of them in no particular order for your amazement.
Even more classic films Dadaists wrote
 
September 5, 2024
 
How would certain classic motion pictures been different if written by Dadaists, the movement based on deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional values?
Adages that did not catch on
 
August 29, 2024
 
Through the ages people expressed their feelings using an adage. Some have been around for centuries. Others, such as those listed, have not stood the test of time.
New pop-music movement, part two
 
August 22, 2024
 
Ruin Rhyme And Reason has traditional songwriters taking up arms. Once respected Wilma Wanna and others have begun a campaign to rid the market of RRAR.
New pop-music movement, part one
 
August 15, 2024
 
Pop music movements do not usually change the way music is created but the greater community of existential pop music artists are threatening tradition.
Elvis elegy ensues, part 2
 
August 8, 2024
 
The myths collecting in the story of Elvis Presley stack high as the decades pass. Here are some mutating legends as they emerge.
The emperors' last words
 
August 1, 2024
 
Through mankind's history there have been emperors of nations whose lives have ended in murder. Regardless of the reasons, the person was dethrowned in blood.
A quandry for Nick Cretin P.I.E.
 
July 25, 2024
 
Nick Cretin, P.I.E. (Private Investigator Extraordinaire) had a quandry. It was important that he rid his life of it and hoped his friend Eldorado would help.
More official amazing laws
 
July 18, 2024
 
Laws are added regularly in cities around the world. Here are some of the newest passed to date. In Kentucky, USA, there is no longer any race allowed to drink...
Elvis elegy ensues, part 1
 
July 11, 2024
 
The myths collecting in the story of Elvis Presley stack high as the decades pass. Here are some mutating legends as they emerge. Elvis was one of triplets...
Travels of Ziggy Armathol
 
July 4, 2024
 
It's me, Ziggy Armathol, world traveler. Yes, the world. I have been all over it. I write about random remembrances in some of those places.
Adding a TED topic about a Ted, part 2
 
June 27, 2024
 
Recently, I was invited to give a TED talk. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. Here is the text for the rest of my TED talk about the Ted The Head.
Adding a TED topic about a Ted, part 1
 
June 20, 2024
 
Recently, I was invited to give a TED talk. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. Even so, a TED talk can be given on any subject.
The Brutal Critic: The Catcher In The Rye
 
June 13, 2024
 
My name is Bruce Danko, better known as the Brutal Critic. They call me that because I get right down to the grit of books, movies, plays and I find all the flaws.
Nostradamus, Jr. predictions
 
June 6, 2024
 
He is a son of a son of a son, et cetera of the French reputed seer. We are fortunate to have him make predictions for 2024. Artificial Intelligence will announce...
New book explains dangerous radiation!
 
May 30, 2024
 
MGF stops the Sun from burning the whole blue ball to crisps. As much as we need the Sun to help us survive, it is a fawcet of radiation and its rays can be lethal.
The adventures of Doctor Stranger
 
May 23, 2024
 
He was out of the ordinary, odd and eerie, peculiar, weird and no one ever remembered he was a super hero. Lilo the tightrope walker was performing a gravity defying...
Ask Dr. Wizard
 
May 16, 2024
 
When a person is hesitant to trust the science of medicine, that person is left with only one alternative: asking advice from the magical Dr. Wizard.
More classic films Dadaists wrote
 
May 9, 2024
 
How would certain classic motion pictures been different if written by Dadaists, the art and literature movement based on deliberate irrationality?
Mr. and Mrs. Misanthrope, episode 2
 
May 2, 2024
 
No one liked Mr. and Mrs. Misanthrope. People tried but Mr. and Mrs. Misanthrope liked no one. Because of this trait, Mr. and Mrs. Misanthrope moved around a lot.
Modern writers rework books, part one
 
April 25, 2024
 
Seventy years after an author's death, the work can be used by anyone without the need to secure permission from the copyright holder.
Memorable last words of the executioned
 
April 18, 2024
 
Miles DeMilo Maynard (MDM) spent decades attending executions in order to write a book revealing the last words uttered of prisoners at the site of their execution.
Up-and-coming Rappers and Hip Hoppers
 
April 11, 2024
 
The following list names Rappers and Hip Hop artists still earning their reputations as they pursue careers that sell music and leads them to acting careers.
Movie sequels that cancelled production
 
April 4, 2024
 
Most sequels made exist in name only to make money off of the original. Here are a couple of movie sequels of that were so badly scripted they were never made.
Nick Cretin P.I.E.: Yesterday, today or tomorrow
 
March 28, 2024
 
Nick Cretin, P.I.E. (Private Investigator Extraordinaire) awoke one morning and his friend Ingmar was laid dead on Nick's office couch...
More advice from the Dalai Wally
 
March 21, 2024
 
You have command over your mind but beware. It will try to trick you when it is feeling frisky and weary of doing the right thing.
The Brutal Critic: Moby Dick
 
March 14, 2024
 
My name is Bruce Danko, better known as the Brutal Critic. They call me that because I get right down to the grit of books, movies, plays and I find all the flaws.
Amazing laws official
 
March 7, 2024
 
Laws are added regularly in cities around the world. Here are some of the newest passed to date. The legal age for bowling in Adelaide was reduced to...
Kemo's adventures in chemistry
 
February 29, 2024
 
In this column I will be writing about different topics now and then. My name is Kemo. I have no first or middle name and I have no proof Kemo is the family name...
Turk Berain's Beaver Valley Mystery, pt. 2
 
February 22, 2024
 
When the woman and I awoke in the morning we were too hungry to leave for Beaver Valley before waffles. I took her to Dipp's because Dipp made the best waffles...
Turk Berain's Beaver Valley Mystery, pt. 1
 
February 15, 2024
 
I'm Turk Berain, a private detective. You might not know me as Turk Berain because I go by many other names, including Biff Wonderbread, Ebb Saltine, Harry Barry...
The race for sovereign toast
 
February 8, 2024
 
A new book by an old author, ratling history's kitchens. Jonathan Dern's Universal Toast dares to reveal how nations violently competed for breakfast.
If Dadaists wrote classic films
 
February 1, 2024
 
How would certain classic motion pictures been different if written by Dadaists, the art and literature movement based on negation of traditional artistic values?
The mystery files released
 
January 25, 2024
 
Throughout history mankind has secretly recorded events no one can explain. These files are now public. We list some of them in no particular order.
Stranger than strange things
 
January 18, 2024
 
Life on Earth is greatly understood and accepted and yet there are things no one knows and few people talk about. Science, for all of its proof of what happens...
Mr. and Mrs. Misanthrope, episode 1
 
January 11, 2024
 
No one liked Mr. and Mrs. Misanthrope because Mr. and Mrs. Misanthrope (as their name is defined) liked no one. Sometimes Mr. and Mrs. Misanthrope did not like...
Legend of a New Year
 
January 4, 2024
 
There are many stories about how the creation of the calendar year and many of them go back to the time it was decided to put numbers on time itself.
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